Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-02-26
A MOTHERS VISION.

aOh, dear" said tidy Mrs. jew
EFT, "tLere's Willie in the parlol
again with his muddy boots, and
Jennie has fingered the woodwork
of the piano all over, see, thatl
polished so nicely only yesterday
/ know >the door Of the spare room
has been left open, too, for the mus
lin curtains are pulled all away
where pussy musthave frolicked IN
the folds; and, dear, dear, there's
Jack this minute with his feet i'll
that stuffed chair!n
"Come. come, mother, | wouldn't
fret, nssaid easy Mr.. Jewetl: ''the
children must put their feet some
where, and | suppose kittens will
he kittens and fly about where they
can find the most fun"
ooh, yes. rcjoined Mrs. Jewett,
'it's very easy for you father, to
think children and cats can go
where they like and do what they
please. Pm not frettlng, bntit's
hard work to sweep and polish, aud
do clear starching; and men never
did know and never will know any
thing about the work of II house
keeper and mother"
So saying, Mrs. Jcwett, with her
fair,pretty face all in wrinkles, went
out of the room with a worried:
"Oh, dearm
Aud her husband looked after
her with Il compassionate:
sPoor mothnl!!'
Naturally Mrs. Jewett was of a
happy dispositions. but like many
another fond, faithful mother, she
WAS unconSciously falling into the
habit of worrying over the lnevlta.
bic faults and tlioughtlessness of
her children.
She was a serun m ags giPPi slst
3 %, sr,S.s 9
= lad not come as easily as thGy't
n to many others, they acquired q
the more value and Importance
her eyes, once they came into h
possession.
But tue usual restlessness
boys and girls, and even poor C;
, pering kitty herself, WAS fast devt
oping into Mrs. Jcwett that irrit'
ting tretiuIncSs and Impatient
:, which kills true happiness and col
y, Vi fort in many home,and where Il
S. mothers real object is to make
nd as comfortable and happy as pos
sn BILE.
/. In vain Mr.. Jewett hinted th
things were always going wron
somehow, and that there was
IS, end OF pccvishness and fault.fn,
or ing taking root in his family.
Atsuch times Mrs. Jewett won
shed tears aud declare no one cou
do more than spend all their til
and energies for the welfare
their family, as she did.
One morning the curtains we
. discovered to have been rolled
all to one side, while the SUNNI
sunshine was flooding, with
wholesome light, the bright pa
tern OF the new Brussels carpet.
Jennie and Carrie had left thu
school books scattered around
the chairs,and jacks muddy boo
stood in the middle Of the floor.
r. Mrs. Jewett burst into u tira
of displeasure, but the childl
we're out Of hearing, so instead
.jndiciously and patiently CALI
them in and obliging them to |
Die things in their places, she beg
putting things to right herself
lowing Mr.. Jewett, as frequen
happened, to bear the brunt OF
displeasure, and for once his &C
. mature gave way, and he said p
tishly:
II declare, wife, it is a thousa
pities there are any children h
10 to bother you So"
All Mrs. Jewett made no reply,
40 going to her room she sat down
ar a moment TO consider whether
" ho not her husband meant what he L
~ just said.
But by degrees the room fac
from Der vision, the house beca
ouiet-terribly quiet-the sunli!
died ont, and shade and stilln
reigned supreme.
There were footsteps heard,
hustled, creeping, awed.
= All Of active life had ceased;e'
the kitty had taken herself off,
was nowhere to be seen.
Mrs. .Iewett reused herself,
went from kitchen 20 dining rot
81 from dinlng-room to parlor.
49, invariable order was oppressive
The curtains were rolled with
act evenness; not the finest lint
sunlight could pierce through CT
ice or crack OF the nicely adjus
shutters.
Every book was in it's place;
chairs as guiltlcss of dust as if
. cleaned, and the unblurred pc
. of the piano reflected each unt
lbs turbed ornament aud object IN
: vicinity.
But the children! Oh, the c
dren!
And, ah, misery! What
that i'll Wlllle's room in the
3. celain vaseP
Some white flowers tied
white satin ribbon: and this he;